[✐1.Adagio] Demonstrative expressions これ、それ、あれ、どれ“Where? There! ”
[00:07]
Hello, everyone. Today, we will do “koko, soko, asoko,doko” => kosoado!
ここ: here (near the speaker)
そこ: there (near the listener, or somewhere between not far from both speaker and listener)
あそこ: over there (far from both speaker and listener)
Repeat after me
[00:17]
1. The pen is here.
2. The pen is there.
3. The pen is over there.
4. Where is the pen?
5. Kate san is here.
6. Kate san is there.
7. Kate san is over there.
8. Where is Kate san?
Now, answer as follows.
[01:45]
Where is the pen?
/ here
→ The pen is here.
Ready?
[01:55]
1. Where is the newspaper?
/ over there
→ It’s over there.
2. Hey, did you see my glasses?
/ there
→ It’s there.
3. I wonder where my smartphone is.
/ over there
→ It’s over there.
4. Where is Lee san?
/ over there
→ He is over there.
5. Where is Andrew san?
/ next room
→ He is in the next room.
6. Grace san isn't (here).
/ in the converence room
→ She is in the conference room.
7. Huh? Where is the cat?
/ kitchen
→ S/he is in the kitchen.
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「どこ？ そこ！」
[00:07]
みなさん、こんにちは。きょうは、ここ、そこ、あそこ、どこ => こそあど！です。
ここ: here (near the speaker)
そこ: there (near the listener, or somewhere between not far from both speaker and listener)
あそこ: over there (far from both speaker and listener)
Repeat after me
[00:17]
1. ペンは ここに あります。
2. ペンは そこに あります。
3. ペンは あそこに あります。
4. ペンは どこに ありますか。
5. ケートさんは ここに います。
6. ケートさんは そこに います。
7. ケートさんは あそこ にいます。
8. ケートさんは どこに いますか。
では、つぎのようにこたえます。
[01:45]
ペンは どこに ありますか。
/ ここ
→ ここに ありますよ。
いいですか。
[01:55]
1. しんぶんは どこに ありますか。
/ あそこ
→ あそこに ありますよ。
2. ねぇ、わたしのめがね、みた？
/ そこ
→ そこに ありますよ。
3. スマホ、どこだっけ？
/ あそこ
→ あそこに ありますよ。
4. リーさんはどこにいますか。
/ あそこ
→ あそこにいますよ。
5. アンドリューさんは どこですか。
/ となりのへや
→ となりのへやに いますよ。
6. グレースさん、いませんね。
かいぎしつ
→ かいぎしつに いますよ。
7. あれ、ねこは どこですか。
/ キッチン
→ キッチンに いますよ。
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